Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-08-17

injured end end :, VII = probably die: Grain
down and the grain partly, it not wholly,
ruined: Gardens are total wreck. The
path OF the storm was about mile wide
and FIVE or SIX long, Unprotected. pane
glass, N the village, on the west, north and
damage from this alone viii be $500. The
damage to buildings and grain is estimated
from $15, COO to $4,000. People sought their
cellars or the loss Of life would have been
greater. Large pieces Of ice fell during the
A small cyclone passed over the
southern part of Jefferson, Iowa, Thursday
evening, doing considerable damage. The
trees and breaking them into pieces, Blow
ing chimneys down and tearing Of rafters.
hailstones. The corn was cut up consider
ably, but not seriously damaged. The
storm was OF purely local nature, and was
storm visited Dayton, Webster county,
blowing down several houses, but inhicting
no loss of life. Northeastern Iowa, where
the drouth has been the severest, was
visited with coplous rains. It comes too
late to save tho corn in that section, but
will bring a great deal Of relief in other
ways.
A morning or two since the crew of
freight train found, lying by the side Of
the Manitoba R: r., not far from Perham,
Mimi, man in an insensible condition,
who afterwards gave his name as William
De Long His story is that he had taken a
passenger train from st. Paul the evening
before and was en- route to Dakota. Soon
after midnight he got seat to himself and
fell asleep. In his sleep he imagined that
there was about to be collision, and he
arose, rushed to the platform and leaped
from the train, which was running at full
speed. His injuries are: Collar bone broken,
two ribs broken, face and head badly cut.
De Long was accompanied by a friend,
who did not miss him until morning.
The Minnesota State oil inspector
has filed his annual report showing the
work done in the several counties of Mime
sofa during the year ending July 81, 1887.
The total number of packages inspected
during the year was SO ,4S9, or about 1924,
$50 gallons. The following amounts were
rejected, not having stood the required test
of110e: Nov. 4, 1888, nineteen barrels for
the Northwestern Star Oil company, Min
neapolis, from the Northwestern Refining
company, Lima, O.. Nov. 6. 1886, forty-six
barrels rejected for same company, from
same refinery; July 2, 1887, 100 barrels for
Standard Oil company, Cleveland O.; July
81, 1887, one barrel for standard Oil com
pany, Cleveland, O.
At La Crosse, Wis, Thursday after
noon John Sheridan, an old citizen aged
fifty-fve years, while standing on a loaded
wagon, stumbled and fell to the ground. He
called for help saying he had broken his
neck, which, on examination, proved to be
a fac 1 He lived about twenty minutes. He
leaves a wife and five children, mostly
noon Claude Livingston and Jessie Miller
were riding in buggy, when the horse be-
came frightened and ran. The Miller girl
was driving and kept hold of the reins, but
the other woman jumped out, aGghting on
her head. Her skull was fractured and in
ternal bleeding caused death in a short
time.
Bismarck, OAK, special: George E.
Reed, ex-city treasurer, shortagei in whose
accounts of s. ,OOO was discovered, who dis
appeared about three months since, re-
turned voluntarily Saturday afternoon.
Reeds return was predicted by his friends
from the first. He lacked the moral
courage to remain 3pa pa after the deficit was va
Black Hills, thence to New York, where he
succeeded in raising among his friends
there the amount needed to make good the
deficiency. He is now prepared to iquidate
in full. No steps have yet been taken to
institute criminal proceedings against him.
Mortified, MIMI, in company with
other places suffered some damage from
the storms Tuesday and Wednesday. John
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struck by lightning and killed: In the same
storm the lightning struck Henry Bora
ker's barn, damaging it slightly. John
Linster's large barn was struck by lightning
and entirely consumed by fire. Over 60
tons Of hay and a quantity of oats were
sured in the Fire and Marine company, st.
Paul, for $1,750.
There is movement on foot among
the University of Michigan alumni in Min
neapolis to tender Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley,
Chairman of the Interstate Commission,
a complimentary reception and banquet at
the West during the commissions visit
there, beginning Sept 8. Judge Coo ey has
University's history, and it is felt that such
a reception would be graceful thing. It
is proposed to invite all the alumni
in the State to unite in the affair.
Six young farmers, all we'll connected
are charged at Waterloo, Grant Co., Wis,
with being engaged during the last two
years in a, systematic scheme of robbery,
pilagjng Barns, smoke houses and even
running off live stock. The sufferers en-
ployed a detective work the case and Tues
day night he undertook the capture OF the
gang and got two, the other four escaping
for the time being, though one of them was
shot by the officers, and probably disabled.
Frank Schooling committed suicide
at st. Paul, Mimi, on the 18th. He swal-
lowed whole cupful of mix ture contain.
ing Paris green, and died in few moments
without speaking. Schooling was fifty-seven
years old and leaves wife and nine chill
dren, some of whom are adults and sell, sup
porting. The suicide was the result Of des-
pondency, brought on by domestic trou-
bles. He was poor man, and had been
without work for some time and drinking
heavily